Chester South Dakota Map
Chester, South Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Chester, Lake County.
Interactive Map of Chester, South Dakota
| City | Chester |
| State | South Dakota (SD) |
| County | Lake |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.894974 |
| Longitude | -96.926445 |
| Population | 152 |
| Density | 101.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Chester, South Dakota
Chester is a locality in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 101.7 people per km². Chester is located at 43.8950°N, 96.9264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 57016.
Chester sits in the broad, open country of southeastern South Dakota, where the land rolls with a quiet, persistent grace. It lies 26.4 miles north-north-west of Sioux Falls, SD (from Sioux Falls, SD: bearing 335°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-west of Colman. The horizon stretches, vast and often a pale, luminous blue, broken only by the distant, stoic lines of farm buildings and the occasional windbreak of trees. The soil here is a deep, rich brown, carrying the scent of turned earth and dry grass, especially in the late summer heat. Evenings can bring a remarkable stillness, the air cooling and carrying the faint hum of insects and the distant, mournful cry of a hawk circling overhead. The light, when it catches the prairie grass just so, can turn the landscape to burnished gold, a fleeting, breathtaking beauty that seems to hold the very essence of this place. The history of Chester is tied to the fertile plains and the hardy souls who sought to cultivate them. Founded in the late 19th century, its economy has always been intrinsically linked to agriculture, the cycles of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While grain elevators still stand as silent sentinels, testaments to a bygone era of rail transport, the landscape now supports a diverse range of crops and livestock. The character of Chester is one of enduring resilience, a quiet strength found in the close-knit relationships forged by shared experience and the vast, untamed beauty of the surrounding prairie. There are no grand monuments here, only the subtle elegance of a land that has shaped its people as much as they have shaped it.
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About This Chester Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Chester, South Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Chester and Lake County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Chester is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Chester is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
